Forming Contractions
2nd Grade•20 minutes•CCSS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.2.C
Learning Objective
I can combine two words to make a contraction.
Key Concepts
A contraction is formed when two words are combined to make one word.
An apostrophe replaces the missing letters when forming a contraction.
Using a contraction does not change the meaning of the sentence.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 3 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Which two words make up the contraction 'we're'?
2. Which of the following sentences uses a contraction correctly?
3. Write the contraction for 'is not'.
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